Been a while!

...since I posted anything on my blog. I have dusted off my camera and will have to get out and about and get some photos. Hardly took any photos from my recent trip to Sydney!

Off on a road trip from Adelaide to Alice Springs via Uluru for 2 weeks on Sept 2nd so hope to get a few good photos on my camera- not just snaps on my phone!

Cicada

Summer must be here.. the first Cicada landed on my fence today... Not many fishing photos on my blog as its been so windy all Winter every weekend! I just can't get out fishing

Hamilton Zoo Cheeky Monkey!

Not much fishing going on-- still a bit windy but in the next few weeks the water will get warmer and the bait fish will arrive along with all those Kingfish at my spot!  In the mean time.. when not working... a trip to the zoo... have repaired my fences, painted them along with the roof.. A new set of gates to make as I tidy up and re-vamp the house.

A quick spin in the Atomix

Missed a nice calm day yesterday....  but went for a quick spin in the boat today... pretty COLD!

Mount Maunganui Orca in the harbour

Wow, 3 Orca in the harbour this morning. Perfect timing to bring my camera with me! To see the massive dorsal fin out of the water in the shallows was a great site. It was worth taking a day out from job searching :-)

Mount Maunganui from the harbour

What a fantastic day... took the Atomix for a spin and decided to bring my camera and take some photos. Nice swells out the entrance.. always fun riding over these! and flat calm in the harbour.

 

 

Fishing from the Atomix 420

It's been a long time since I took my camera out taking photos... My blog is turning into fish photos.. oh well...maybe this year I get back to my camera. Weather has been pretty rough with up to 3 mtr swells. The Atomix handles so well in rough seas!
Been getting a few KingFish each time I head out-- have a good spot about 5 and a half miles out which this year is holding KingFish from 70cm to 95cm.. and will get between 5 and 10 each morning on Jigs. Man what a work out!!  This year only on Pink jigs.. very strange.
Sounder broke a few weeks ago but the new one is great showing the schools of bait fish well to jig into.
Had a couple of good battles with sharks with a massive Bronze Whaler jumping right out of the water very close to the boat! The Marco Sharks look great swimming around the boat.. the big Bronze Whalers are a bit scary when your in a small boat lol

Mount Maunganui Beach

Great winter weather... all week at work the sea is calm and no wind... then the weekend comes along and it all changes! Oh well, this weekend gave me a chance to spend time chopping/thinning my fruit trees and was able to take out Sarah-Jane for a hot choc in town. Also went for a walk at the Mount Beach and a nice relaxing swim at the Mount Hot Pools.

Whakatane

Was a really nice day on Saturday but still a little bit windy at home to go out fishing so ended up going for a drive to Whakatane. Stopped off at Thorton Beach for a spin at the river mouth but nothing there... needed to be full tide. Still nice to walk around the beach and have lunch in Whakatane.

McLaren Falls Tauranga

Has been ages since I took my camera with me for a walk. Went to McLaren Falls today for a walk round the Lake edge and park.  Cool wind blowing with  plenty of leaves now falling off the trees. Lots of toadstools growing on the ground as well.

hhhmmmmm  a close up view!